Don't get too excited; the Hawks are garbage. Young, potential garbage. Joe Johnson is the only solid player, but even he's not one of the league's 15 best players or anything. The wins against the Spurs, Cavs, and Pistons are 3 of only 15 wins they have this season. They're better than the Knicks and the Bobcats at this point... and that's not saying much!

They have virtually the same pieces as Golden State (they aquired a star guard, drafted a former slam dunk champion, and start a pretty decent forward that nobody really knows about), but they're not using them nearly as well as we are (and our coach is one of the worst in the league!).

Marvin Williams was a bad pick. He's a college version of Gerald Green (who just got sent down to D-League). Dwight Howard is definately worth waiting 4 years to develop... but Marvin Williams will never be that sort of franchise player.

A very good point guard is something that's tough to get your hands on. They'd need to give up something solid for it (either Johnson or Harrington). I dunno how attractive an average (at best) forward who demands starting time is to other teams (and I doubt the Hawks want to deal Joe Johnson), so they look pretty stuck with the team they got right now.

migya wrote:Deron Wiliams has to be one of the biggest disappointments I've seen in quite some time. I expected much more than what he is showing

I told you not to believe the hype, man. All the buzz out of Utah was that "they had finally found a suitable replacement for John Stockton"... Nobody will ever replace Stock. I knew it was hype when I heard it. Deron Williams will be decent PG, but never more than 15 & 6 a game (if he ever develops fully).

migya wrote:Th reviews of him were real good but he just hasn't done a thing. Don't know what it is but the Jazz would be one of the top 3 teams in the West if he was close to what Chris Paul is right now

Top 3?, not so fast, they're not even close to Phoenix, San Antonio or Dallas, but they'd certainly be a lock for the playoffs and would fight for their division title.